My numbers, exactly as the app reports them
| Questions answered | 197 |
| Total earned | $104.60, all of it paid to PayPal |
| Pay per question | At least $0.25, often more — my average across the 197 is about $0.53 |
| Questions missed | 41 — they closed before I answered (more on that below) |
| Minimum balance to reach first | None. Each answer is paid on its own |
| Time per question | Most take under ten seconds — one multiple-choice tap |
How it works
Brands want a quick read on a single question — which packaging, which price, which name. Instead of a survey panel and a forty-question form, 1Q pushes that one question out as a phone notification to people who match the profile it's after. You tap your answer, and the payment is sent to your PayPal right away. There are no points to convert, no gift-card catalogue to browse, and no balance to build toward a threshold, because there is no balance: the money moves per answer.
That design kills the two things people rightly hate about survey apps. There is no screen-out — the question was sent to you because your profile fits, so answering is the whole job. And there is no "come back at $10" — a quarter earned is a quarter in your PayPal, whether it's your first question or your five-hundredth.
1Q
❓ One question at a time, paid per answer
💡 My lowest-effort app here. I've answered 197 questions and earned $104.60 — most take under ten seconds, and the questions arrive on their own.
More about 1Q
How it works: brands send one-question surveys through the app. You get a notification, answer one multiple-choice question, and the payment is sent to your PayPal right away. Good to know: question volume depends on your profile and comes in waves, and each question closes once it has enough answers, so answering soon after the ping matters. Open to adults (18+) in the US, UK and Canada with a PayPal account. Joining through the button above uses my referral link — I receive a $0.25 bonus when a new member completes their first survey, at no cost to you.
The honest catches
- Questions expire, and they don't wait. Each question closes once it has enough answers. My 41 missed questions are the proof: see the notification an hour late and it's gone. Answer when it pings, or accept the miss.
- The volume is theirs, not yours. Questions arrive in waves depending on your profile and what brands are asking this month. You cannot sit down and grind through fifty in an evening — there is nothing to grind. Some weeks bring several; some bring none.
- PayPal is required. No PayPal account, no way to be paid. That's the only real prerequisite, alongside being 18 or over in the US, UK or Canada.
- It's small money, honestly framed. $104.60 across 197 questions is real, and the per-minute rate beats any survey panel — but it's coffee money arriving a quarter or so at a time, not a bill-payer.
The verdict
The best-designed app in its category, because it respects the one thing the others waste: your time. Ten seconds, one tap, money in PayPal, no thresholds and no rejection letters. The ceiling is set by how many questions your profile attracts — but the floor is the highest in the business, because every single answer pays at least $0.25 and lands immediately.
If survey apps have burned you before, this is the one built to win you back.
Try 1Q →